Category Archives: Theodore Dreiser

The third volume, a conclusion to the Trilogy of Desire, was published in 1947 after two years of the author’s death. There Dreiser described the last London period in the life of the outstanding American financier, millionaire, and developer of a public … Continue reading →

The second volume of the Trilogy of Desire was published in May, 1914. There Dreiser described the main Chicago period in the life of the talented financier – Frank Algernon Cowperwood.

The first volume of the Trilogy of Desire was published in 1912. There Dreiser describes the early Philadelphian period in the life of the prosperous financier Frank Algernon Cowperwood as well as business and moral problems related to it.

The novel “An American Tragedy” published in 1925. It based on a real event, when Chester Gillette murdered his girl-friend Grace Brown, which happened nineteen years earlier. In the aspect of ideology, “An American Tragedy” was an imaginative response to … Continue reading →

Theodore Dreiser’s first novel came out in 1900. At first, it did not receive any warm welcome with the public and the critics. “Sister Carrie” was rejected as it was considered immoral and discrepant to traditional American values. In America … Continue reading →